No Wake

Weekend Pundit · 05-22-2022, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by tis

Descant, then you would have to pay for docking to pay the harbormaster.

Find a couple of surly curmudgeons with nothing better to do. It lets them put the "young whippersnappers" in their place, gets people unwilling to take any guff from the Cap'n Boneheads in place, and provides better control of the no wake and docking situations.

Descant · 05-22-2022, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Weekend Pundit

Find a couple of surly curmudgeons with nothing better to do. It lets them put the "young whippersnappers" in their place, gets people unwilling to take any guff from the Cap'n Boneheads, and provides better control of the no wake and docking situations.

Exactly right. I bet they'd even buy their own whistle and clipboard. "We're gonna take names and kick ass." Gunnery Sergeant Walker. June 10, 1970 NAS Pensacola. LOL

P-3 Guy · 05-23-2022, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Descant

Exactly right. I bet they'd even buy their own whistle and clipboard. "We're gonna take names and kick ass." Gunnery Sergeant Walker. June 10, 1970 NAS Pensacola. LOL

Ah yes, Aviation Officer Candidate School. Staff Sergeant Snow, USMC, class 06-87. Good times.

tis · 05-24-2022, 05:55 AM

MP is not the same since the SP took over. I am very disappointed.

steve-on-mark · 05-24-2022, 06:44 AM

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Originally Posted by tis

MP is not the same since the SP took over. I am very disappointed.

On the flip side of that coin...many years ago we were renting a slip at Fays, and one day I was coming in with the pontoon. I was pulled over just before I got to the mooring field there by MP, who told me " one of your bow numbers is faded...go to Fays and get a new number...NOW!" The curious onlookers at the marina had a good laugh after I told them what I'd done wrong! I also remember being stopped a few times for " equipment checks".

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Excalibur · 05-24-2022, 12:56 PM

OMG, I cant believe the signage at this NEW NO WAKE Zone !!

Shame on the Marine Patrol !!!

You need binoculars at 50 feet to read the NO Wake on a look a like lighted buoy like marker.

You have no idea where the zone begins or ends ?

What kind of signage is this.. a brand NEW no wake zone that's not on any of the charts yet.. and they put a sign you couldn't read unless you where 20ft away from and is way out of position.

What Happen to the big NO WAKE buoy and signs of the past?

I can see everyone not seeing that buoy and going through at full speed like past seasons as a shortcut down the lake to Alton.

The buoy on that side isn't even near the middle at all, its way off to the shore on the right, where no one comes from..

Weekend Pundit · 05-24-2022, 09:04 PM

I launched my boat at Glendale early yesterday evening (6:30PM) and neither I or my son saw one of the new NWZ buoys until we were on top of it. (I took a slight 'detour' around Locke's Island before heading into Smith Cove to dock my boat. So sue me.)

I have to agree that they need to be better placed, i.e. more visible. Otherwise a lot of boaters will unknowingly violate No Wake. I'd hate to think they'll be ticketed because of the poor marking of the NWZ.

chachee52 · 05-28-2022, 07:51 PM

Went through that area today. Agreed, the buoy on the southeast side is just one along Lock Island, they need a second one on the land side. So really not sure where it starts coming from the broads, the two on the Northwest side are clear and makes sense.
Hopefully they will fix that up soon.

05-24-2022, 12:56 PM	#6
Excalibur Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Gilford,NH is where I would like to be and Southborough, MA is where I have to be Posts: 90 Thanks: 15 Thanked 11 Times in 4 Posts	Brand spanking new no wake zone out of glendale OMG, I cant believe the signage at this NEW NO WAKE Zone !! Shame on the Marine Patrol !!! You need binoculars at 50 feet to read the NO Wake on a look a like lighted buoy like marker. You have no idea where the zone begins or ends ? What kind of signage is this.. a brand NEW no wake zone that's not on any of the charts yet.. and they put a sign you couldn't read unless you where 20ft away from and is way out of position. What Happen to the big NO WAKE buoy and signs of the past? I can see everyone not seeing that buoy and going through at full speed like past seasons as a shortcut down the lake to Alton. The buoy on that side isn't even near the middle at all, its way off to the shore on the right, where no one comes from..

05-24-2022, 09:04 PM	#7
Weekend Pundit Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Gilford Posts: 362 Thanks: 26 Thanked 70 Times in 43 Posts	Buoys? What Buoys? I launched my boat at Glendale early yesterday evening (6:30PM) and neither I or my son saw one of the new NWZ buoys until we were on top of it. (I took a slight 'detour' around Locke's Island before heading into Smith Cove to dock my boat. So sue me.) I have to agree that they need to be better placed, i.e. more visible. Otherwise a lot of boaters will unknowingly violate No Wake. I'd hate to think they'll be ticketed because of the poor marking of the NWZ.

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05-24-2022, 05:55 AM	#4
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,952 Thanks: 795 Thanked 1,497 Times in 1,042 Posts	MP is not the same since the SP took over. I am very disappointed.

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05-28-2022, 07:51 PM	#8
chachee52 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 523 Thanks: 6 Thanked 105 Times in 83 Posts	Went through that area today. Agreed, the buoy on the southeast side is just one along Lock Island, they need a second one on the land side. So really not sure where it starts coming from the broads, the two on the Northwest side are clear and makes sense. Hopefully they will fix that up soon.